Addressing Human Trafficking in Healthcare Settings (Self Paced-CE)

If you are NOT seeking CE or a certificate of completion, please enroll in the free version: https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/hthss0423noce

This training module will help healthcare workers identify victims of human trafficking and know what to do if they encounter a victim of human trafficking within a healthcare setting. This online module was designed to meet the State of Michigan’s training standards and provides 2.0 contact hours.

Audience

Healthcare workers and public health professionals across disciplines including but not limited to health educators, nurses, administrators, environmental health workers, and community health workers

Learning Outcome

At the conclusion of the activity, participants will self-report knowledge gain (using a 4-point Likert scale) on human trafficking screening practices and resources to support victims.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the types and venues of human trafficking in the United States
• Describe potential warning signs that a victim of human trafficking might exhibit
• Describe screening questions and tools that might be useful to identify victims of human trafficking within the healthcare setting
• Recognize the legal options available for a victim of human trafficking
• Describe the need for comprehensive models of care for victims of human trafficking

Instructors

Michelle Munro-Kramer, PhD, CNM, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor and the Suzanne Bellinger Feetham Professor of Nursing at the University of Michigan

Bridgette Carr, JD, BA, Founder and Director of the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School

Continuing Education Credit

• 2.0 CHES Category I CECH (Areas of Responsibility: 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 5.5.3, 5.5.9, 7.1.3, 7.3.3)*
• 2.0 Nursing Contact Hours (Expires 6/30/25)
• Certificate of Completion

*We report credits to NCHEC on a quarterly basis: January, April, July, and October.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is a designated provider (ID# 99038) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Sponsors

This training is a collaboration between the Human Trafficking Collaborative at the University of Michigan and the Region V Public Health Training Center.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31684 Public Health Training Centers ($929,475). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Region V PHTC, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. 

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Contact us at rvphtc@umich.edu with questions.